In our latest camera comparison we test the Google Pixel 3 against the Apple iPhone XS and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. We try to find out which phone takes the best portrait mode photos by comparing a bunch of shots taken in various conditions. Come see the results!

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posted on Dec 20, 2018, 11:58 AM 0

Posts: 58; Member since: Mar 06, 2017

Samsung needs to up their camera game. Last year, Samsung had lead in low light but this year they don't have lead in anything. Yes they produce good photos but are they segment leading? Straight up answer is no!
Samsung needs to deliver otherwise Huawei is gonna sure dethrone them.
I don't like Huawei phones much but what they did with Mate 20 Pro is amazing. I agree its photos are unrealistic but its dynamic range and night shot capabilities are only second to Pixel 3.

posted on Dec 21, 2018, 1:22 AM 0

Posts: 36; Member since: Feb 01, 2018

some comments on the photos of a speific phone were rather correct for the picture of the other phone (like contrast and artificial sky etc.). at the same time people need to realize what a "Portrait" is - that's a distinctive photo or painting of a persons head. Blur effect is created by the lens with that specific f-stop etc. There is NO single exact portrait in photography. Hundreds of years ago painters created portraits of people without any bokeh or blur effect on them. Each and every portrait photo taken with a camera will always look different than another with a different lens. Taking a picture of a person from further away is not portrait anymore. How can a blur effect of a Pixel look "fake" and the ones from an iphone or note 9 are more realistic? There is NO realism in blur effect of a portrait - it's created by the lens and how the f-stop works with the glasses. our eyes see it differently - that's the only real thing!

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